Iraq

Posted by D from 92.52.26.24.cfl.rr.com (24.26.52.92) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 10:47PM :

Gunmen fired anti-tank rockets at a US armored vehicle in the Iraqi town of Falluja, sending US troops into a shooting spree that killed two Iraqis.

There was no immediate comment from the US military on the incident.

Residents said they heard several explosions in the center of Falluja, 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Baghdad, at around 11 pm on Wednesday night where a US armored personnel carrier was parked.

Residents said after the attack that US tanks randomly fired toward the city center, killing two passengers of a pickup truck traveling some 300 meters from the scene.